Meet Kate McCullagh
TRAINING:
Qualified Supervisor.
Integrative Child and Adolescent Therapist
Certificate in Adoption counselling
Diploma in Adolescent and school counselling
Certificate in CBT and DBT for children and
adolescents.
Registered SandStory Therapist and trainer.
Incredible Years Parenting Programme Provider
Parent Child Attachment Play Practitioner
Certificate in Online and Telephone counselling
Certified SandStory skills trainer
Kate is a Child and Adolescent therapist who has a wealth of experience working with young people facing a wide range mental health challenges.
Each young person is unique and Kate tailors her skills to the young person's needs. Providing a non- judgmental calm space, Kate provides time for a young person to refect and develop strategies to better manage what they may be facing.
Kate has run Counselling services in Secondary and Primary schools as well as offering online counselling to individuals. In addition, she works with parents and carers, providing strategies and support for the family. In this process she has had extensive experience of working with Mental health professionals, Social Services and Educational professionals to best support the young persons needs.
Working as an Integrative Therapist, she has extensive training in CBT, DBT, School counselling, Play and Sandstory therapy and is a qualified adoption counsellor. She is also a qualified Supervisor for other therapists.
She is a registered member of BACP and ACTO and is on the PSA register. She holds a current DBS check and has professional liability insurance.
Kate has clinical supervision regularly and invests in CPD annually to ensure her practice is safe, ethical, effective and knowledgeable.
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What do other people say?
"Since joining us Kate has gone above and beyond to provide support and care for those she is involved with and has always worked as an advocate for the children. From the moment Kate joined our school she has always been a team player: she has supported staff, worked hard, engaged with all members of staff. She has truly been an asset to our School and we cannot thank her enough for her kindness, care and commitment. We have had many successful years and hope to have many more."
SENCO Head of Early Years
“I have worked with Kate for a number of years and in my opinion the support and guidance she provides in play therapy has helped the children immensely. I have seen a transformation in the children I have put forward to work with Kate in play therapy.”
Acting Head
of Primary School
Parent
"My family has had the benefit of two of our children working with Kate through their primary school for a number of years. Both of the children very much looked forward to their weekly sessions with Kate. My family have had some major challenges, she provided a quiet place to think, to talk, to discuss and to be listened to. We are immensely grateful to Kate, and she made a huge difference to us."
Parent
“Kate worked with my daughter when she was going through a very distressing and unsettled period in primary school. She was struggling with feelings of failure and low self esteem, unable to articulate her concerns and getting frustrated with herself instead of her situation. Her work with Kate helped to support her to find ways of exploring her feelings through play. It gave her a channel to feel more confidence in her self expression and a more positive attitude toward her own situation..”